Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Odontology, cilt.108, sa.4, ss.596-606, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
PEEK has been used in many dental applications except intra-radicular post. The aim of this study is to test polyetheretherketone
(PEEK) as a dental post material through tensile bond strength (TBS) and surface roughness (SR), and to compare
it with glass-fiber and cast-metal posts. Thus, 60 human maxillary central incisors with a single root were endodontically
treated and divided into three groups (n = 20) according to the type of post (Group P: PEEK, Group F: Glass-fiber, Group
M: Cast-metal). Appropriate surface treatment was employed for each group and SR was determined by a three-dimensional
non-contact profilometer before cementation. All posts were luted to the canal dentin using self-etch resin cement (Panavia
F2.0). Pull-out test was performed on a universal testing machine at a speed of 0.5 mm/min crosshead speed until failure,
and TBS were calculated. One-way ANOVA, Tukey’s HSD, and Pearson chi-squared tests were performed for statistical
analyses (α = 0.05). According to the results, group F demonstrated the highest SR (2.93 ± 0.18 μm) and lowest TBS values
(10.05 ± 0.53 MPa), while group P exhibited lowest SR (1.37 ± 0.11 μm) and highest TBS values (14.33 ± 0.58 MPa)
(p < 0.001). No significant differences in failure modes were identified among groups, mostly adhesive (p = 0.243). As
conclusion, PEEK may be a reliable and contemporary option for dental post systems when used with appropriate surface
treatment and luting agent. This high-performance polymer may be a novel candidate as a contemporary dental post system
due to its superior mechanical, chemical, thermal, and esthetical properties with low risk of fracture.